JSI improves 21st Century molds

lightning2000 · Post by **lightning2000** » Mon May 18, 2009 1:01 pm

Hi All,
I've never looked at 21st's planes or tanks that closely but I would guess that somewhere within the mold that their corporate name, trademark, and date of manufacture were stamped into the model. If JSI is acquiring the molds 21st previously owned, then it would stand to reason that at least this part of the mold has to be corrected to reflect that it is now owned by a new manufacturer. That said, it would make sense that other changes might be made to the mold at the same time. Whether or not these changes actually enhance the look of the model are anyone's guess until we have a finished product in our hands for inspection.

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stv9000 · Post by **stv9000** » Tue May 19, 2009 9:36 pm

lightning2000, You are absolutely correct. This kind of modification requires filling of the mold and would be fairly cheap. Any modification that would require cutting or machining would be much more costly.
That being said I would like to see some plating of parts. As a matter of fact I would love to see a p51 plated.
Any word on 1/32?

NWarty · Post by **NWarty** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:14 pm

I know my 1/32 Me-262 had the logo on the bottom of the wing. Haven't looked at my 1/18 though.

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Tue May 19, 2009 11:20 pm

stv9000 wrote: That being said I would like to see some plating of parts. As a matter of fact I would love to see a p51 plated.

Oh my god! That never occurred to me! How cool would that be.
Can we rely on the factory to produce an unblemished model surface though. I can imagine some consumers whining already.
Still..........imagine a plated F-86

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Wed May 20, 2009 10:35 am

The 21c stamp that appeared on all aircraft and vehicles produced usually showed the standard 21c logo (with the flag emblem, etc.) and the year the items was produced. No indication of the factory information. Some 21c items had a serial number printed on them in addition to the company logo, so that may be an indication of the factory that made them.

coreystinson · Post by **coreystinson** » Wed May 20, 2009 12:07 pm

pickelhaube wrote:Modifying the plates meens retooling. THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

Making a modification to the surface of a tool is not that big of a deal - not nearly as big as the cost of purchasing steel and cutting the original tools. As for modifying the injection molding machine - no, machines are not modified, they are simply there to hold the tool, inject plastic into it, and other molding-related functions.

kduck · Post by **kduck** » Wed May 20, 2009 4:46 pm

I've never seen any type of factory markings but most of their 1:6 weapons also had "21st Century Toys" printed on the left side of the receiver or stock. That is a "feature" that has always ticked me off. You either have to pose a figure so that it doesn't show or remove the logo and repaint the weapon. I often repaint them anyway to look more realistic but I get tired of scraping and sanding those logos off.

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